Women for Winesense
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What it says it does
WOMEN FOR WINE SENSE BELIEVES THAT WINE ENHANCES AND ENRICHES EVERYDAY LIFE. WE PROVIDE WOMEN AND MEN WITH UNBIASED INFORMATION ABOUT THE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND SOCIAL AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF MODERATE WINE CONSUMPTION AS PART OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO OFFERING OUTSTANDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND MENTORING AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO WINE ENTHUSIASTS AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS.
- Income
- $68,707
- Spending
- $55,491
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 64
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- WOMEN FOR WINE SENSE (WWS) CHAPTERS HOLD VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. CHAPTERS MEET TO LEARN ABOUT LOCAL WINES AND WINES FROM OTHER REGIONS, BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL. EVENTS OFTEN HAVE SPEAKERS KNOWN IN THE WINE INDUSTRY TO FURTHER EDUCATE MEMBERS ON THE WINES BEING SAMPLED INCLUDING WINEMAKING TECHNIQUES AND DIFFERENCES IN VARIETALS. SEVERAL CHAPTERS HOSTED WINE AND FOOD EVENTS THAT PROVIDE MEMBERS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON PAIRING WINE WITH FOOD.
- WOMEN FOR WINE SENSE ROUNDTABLE IS A GROUP OF WWS PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS WHO MEET BI-MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY TO NETWORK IN SMALL GROUP SETTINGS WITH THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO ONE ANOTHER FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION. EACH ROUNDTABLE IS ORGANIZED AROUND A SPECIFIC WINE-RELATED PROFESSION, SUCH AS WINEMAKERS, WINE MARKETERS, OR OTHER WINE PROFESSIONS. EACH ROUNDTABLE CONSISTS OF 20 TO 30 MEMBERS. UP TO A DOZEN PROFESSIONAL ROUNDTABLES MAY BE IN EXISTENCE IN ANY ONE YEAR.
- EACH YEAR WE SELECT A FEW DYNAMIC WOMEN IN THE WINE INDUSTRY WHO HAVE FORGED THEIR OWN STELLAR PATHS IN THE INDUSTRY. THE EVENT BEGINS WHEN OUR PANEL MODERATOR ASKS SOME INTRIGUING QUESTIONS TO OUR SAVVY GROUP OF WOMEN. ATTENDEES HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY ABOUT HOW THEY GOT STARTED IN THE WINE BUSINESS, WHAT OBSTACLES THEY RAN INTO AND HOW THEY HAVE TRIUMPHED OVER IT ALL.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1993.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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